Gossip: Transfer and rumour - 8 December 2013

New Fulham head coach Rene Meulensteen will not block
Dimitar Berbatov's departure if the Bulgarian striker, 32, wants to
leave the club in January.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Dimitar Berbatov has made 13 appearances for Fulham this season

Standard Liege striker Michy Batshuayi, 20, says he would welcome the opportunity to join Arsenal or Borussia Dortmund.
Full story: Sky Sports Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will make a move
for Everton's 25-year-old defender Seamus Coleman if full-back Bacary
Sagna, 30, fails to sign a new deal.
Full story: People
Manchester City are set to make a world-record £40m bid for Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, 27.
Full story: Sunday Express The Etihad club will resist any attempt
from Serie A sides Roma and Inter Milan to take Stevan Jovetic, 24, on
loan - even though the Montenegrin striker is struggling to settle.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Liverpool and Arsenal want Hamburg's Turkish striker Hakan Calhanoglu, 19.
Full story: People

OTHER GOSSIP

Manchester United manager David Moyes
described reports striker Robin van Persie, 30, has asked to leave the
club as "absolute nonsense".
Full story: Sunday Express
Former Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, 41, is a contender for the vacant manager's job at Sheffield Wednesday.
Full story: Talksport Everton midfielder Gareth Barry, 32, says
he nearly joined Arsenal before signing a season-long loan deal from
Manchester City during the summer transfer window.
Full story: Metro
Manchester City will offer midfielder Samir Nasri, 26, a two-year contract extension worth £150,000 a week in the new year.

Samir Nasri joined Manchester City from Arsenal for £25m in August 2011

Full story: Goal.com Winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 20, has
found the form of Aaron Ramsey and the rest of his Arsenal team-mates
"really inspirational" as he bids to recover full fitness.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Russia boss Fabio Capello thinks former side England
will struggle at the World Cup in Brazil because the players will be too
exhausted at the end of the Premier League season.
Full story: Daily Star Sunday

AND FINALLY

Irish-born midfielder Kevin Walker, 24, is
considering leaving Swedish second division side GIF Sundsvall after
winning Sweden's version of Pop Idol.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Rainworth Miners Welfare's match against Loughborough
Dynamo in the Northern Premier South was called off on police advice
after the home side received an apparent bomb threat by phone.
Full story: Nottingham Post Chelsea's Cameroon international striker
Samuel Eto'o, 33, had two water bottles with him as he took his place on
the bench against Stoke on Saturday.
Full story: Metro